Question

Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial. 16x 3 + 28x 5 y

Answer 1

What do you get when you factorise the first term? \[16x^3=(\dots)\times(\dots)\times \dots\times(\dots)\times(\dots)\]

Answer 2

factorise it like this \(12x^2=2\times2\times3\times x\times x\)

Answer 3

@loveis130, can you factor the first term?

Answer 4

If it helps you to understand factoring, think of the factor tree where you break down a number like 10 to 2 * 5